San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-06-20
THE PROHIBITION AMENDMENT.
ProhIbirOnists and Anti-Prohibitionists
Present their sides Of the Case
in san Antonio.

ProhIbitonistg and Anti-Prohibitionists
Present their sides Of the Case
in san Antonio.
On Saturday night there was consid-
cradle enthusiasm on the prohibition
question because both the ants and
the prOhibs were having counter demon
STATIONS. But whether any good was
cvinCed upon either side may well be
questioned.
THE pROnlHTTIONISTS MEETINGS.
The prOhibs opened the ball by an adj
dress upon the government lot, deliver
ed by DR.. b. Ii. Carroll, the celebrated
prohibition orator. Dr. j. b. johnson
presided, and he was supported by Mr..
Ii. i. Drought, MIR. A. I. Hensley, the
Hon W. :. HerndOn, and others. The
Chsirman briefly introduced the speaker
and then DIR. Carroll advanced and adj.
dressed the audience. lie was Gppar-
emily suffering from some throat
trouble and spoke with evident
difficulty. but he delivered mastery
address, which occupied nearly two
hours in delivery and which dealt with
the principal phases Of the great ques-
ton. Everything passed of quietly,
and although there WAS large body OF
police present, at the request OF the gov
eminent to preserve order, the police
man was more ornamental than useful
upon this occasion.
At night, owing to the eXertiOn OF
Gen. w. III. Young, the "prOhibs" were
permitted to use the court house for the
address Of the Hon. W. 5. Herndon.
Gen. W. II. Young. present, and in a
faCetiOus speech introduced Mr.. Hern-
don, an Old college chum and friend,
yUhan aHuanpaI
delivered well chosen and elo-
quent address. Mr.. HerndOn is a
very powerful and eloquent speaker,
| and made all the points that could be
made in the address. He spoke for one
hour and half, and was frequently
cheered. The meeting WAS In every
way orderly, and matters thus far were
satisfactory TO all concerned.
THE AUTHORIZATIONS MEETING.
During the day bills we're Issued an
| nOunciDg an anti-prOhibitiOn meeting on
Main plaza, and at night band of music
paraded the city 10 Its interest, to draw
a crowd to the place OF meeting. A
float was arranged as platform, and
| little before the time for meeting the
! Hon. Oscar BeTgstrOm appeared and
said the meeting would be held as soon
as the lights got there. just then Off
Ger KrOeger advanced and forbade the
meeting, in accordance with the recent
resolution OF the city council.
A little later the Hon. Geo. Paschal
| appeared and announced that as the
| the mayors consent could not be got,
the meeting could not be held on the
| plaza, and he invited the crowd to go to
| Turner hall, which had been secured for
| the meeting. The crowd then passed
| on TO the place named and soon the hall
Was denseley crowded.
| Recorder Adam called the meeting to
order, and was made permanent chair
man, and w. w. Walling was elected
secretary. Messrs. II. l.. Degener,
| Louis Berg, j. =. Hickman, Jr.. Ed
! Dwyer, Rev. II. w. Brooks. (COl Julius
| ricper, Charles Guenther, Sol. Deutsch
! Juan Cardenas and Joe Cassi0nO were
made vice presidents and took seats on
! the stage.
The Hon. Oscar Bergstrom made
y short, but remarkably good
address from an anti-prOhbition
| standpoint. Then the Hon. Geo Pas
chal appeared. 1t WAS quite evident
| that his oratOriCal gun was loaded for
| the occasion and was bound to go Off.
| And it went off, too, with loud report.
| He made a mastery argument, struck
| telling blows against prohibition, but
sald some things that were better left
uu-aid. His speech was most enthn-
| -i'stically received, and he WAS repeat
| cHly CherTed.
Thcn Col. II. b. Andrews WAS called
| for and excused himself on the ground
| ;hat he WAS feeling uRweI. Mr.. John
| II CoP"land followed and delivered a
| good address.
In. Rev. w. II. Brooks, a OOlored min
| i>i"r, made a very clever address, touch
ing upon the phases of the question af-
+ cling the COlOred race.
This done, the meeting closed, and the
crowd, which was an enthusiastic and
| good humOred one, dispersed IA the band
| played Hail Columbia"